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Under or Over Tested?
Sat Aug 3, 2013 15:49
Jamaica’s population is approximately 2.7 million people, roughly 3 million.
The population of the US is approximately 300 million people.
Now it has been reported that JADCO performed 106 tests on our athletes
And the US performed 4,051 tests on their athletes (these figures are for all sports)
If we use per capita as a base for fairness, then the U.S. should have performed
106 X 100 tests = 10600 tests
If we should use elite athletes:
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic.../elite+athlete
Elite Athlete
A person who is currently or has previously competed as a varsity player (individual or team), a professional player or a national or international level player. Elite athletes are at increased risk of injury
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elite athlete
Sports medicine An athlete with potential for competing in the Olympics or as a professional athlete; EAs are at ↑ risk for injuries, given the amount of training, for psychological abuse by coaches and parents, and self abuse
________________________________________
elite athlete world-class performer in any physical sport.
as a basis for tests, then this difference should arguably increase, because the US has a higher than 10 : 1 ratio of elite athletes in comparison to Jamaica (even if we restrict elite to those who achieve the A or B standard for the World Games)
Add to this the fact that WADA has done additional testing on Jamaican athletes, and you can see that comparatively speaking Jamaicans are not under-tested, but in fact the argument for the converse could be forcefully posited.
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Rephrase, if we look at overall elite athletes,
Sat Aug 3, 2013 19:35
the US outstrips us by more than 100 : 1, but for athletics alone it is closer to 10 : 1. Again however, the initial report from
http://www.3wiresports.com/2013/07/3...n-all-of-2012/
Was for all sports, not just athletics.
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http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/Re...-Report-EN.pdf
Under or Over Tested?
Sat Aug 3, 2013 15:49
Jamaica’s population is approximately 2.7 million people, roughly 3 million.
The population of the US is approximately 300 million people.
Now it has been reported that JADCO performed 106 tests on our athletes
And the US performed 4,051 tests on their athletes (these figures are for all sports)
If we use per capita as a base for fairness, then the U.S. should have performed
106 X 100 tests = 10600 tests
If we should use elite athletes:
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic.../elite+athlete
Elite Athlete
A person who is currently or has previously competed as a varsity player (individual or team), a professional player or a national or international level player. Elite athletes are at increased risk of injury
________________________________________
elite athlete
Sports medicine An athlete with potential for competing in the Olympics or as a professional athlete; EAs are at ↑ risk for injuries, given the amount of training, for psychological abuse by coaches and parents, and self abuse
________________________________________
elite athlete world-class performer in any physical sport.
as a basis for tests, then this difference should arguably increase, because the US has a higher than 10 : 1 ratio of elite athletes in comparison to Jamaica (even if we restrict elite to those who achieve the A or B standard for the World Games)
Add to this the fact that WADA has done additional testing on Jamaican athletes, and you can see that comparatively speaking Jamaicans are not under-tested, but in fact the argument for the converse could be forcefully posited.
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Rephrase, if we look at overall elite athletes,
Sat Aug 3, 2013 19:35
the US outstrips us by more than 100 : 1, but for athletics alone it is closer to 10 : 1. Again however, the initial report from
http://www.3wiresports.com/2013/07/3...n-all-of-2012/
Was for all sports, not just athletics.
====================
http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/Re...-Report-EN.pdf
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